ffWelcome to the Media Round Up! We’ve collected and shared our favorite gender + politics stories from this week. Hitting a paywall? Some sources allow a few free articles without a subscription, and your university or local library may offer free access. For example, AU students, faculty, and staff have access to popular newspapers through …

In 1916, Jeannette Rankin achieved what most thought impossible: she was elected to the House of Representatives from the state of Montana as the first woman ever in Congress.  Two years prior, Jeannette had harnessed the power of a generational campaign for the women’s vote in her state, pushing it over the finish line and …

Welcome to the Media Round Up! We’ve collected and shared our favorite gender + politics stories from this week. Hitting a paywall? Some sources allow a few free articles without a subscription, and your university or local library may offer free access. For example, AU students, faculty, and staff have access to popular newspapers through …

In democracies like the United States that lack formal interventions (such as gender quotas) to increase women’s representation, research seeking to understand why women continue to be underrepresented in elected office has focused on two key factors: differences between men and women in their ambitions to run for office and the gender composition of the …

Welcome to the Media Round Up! We’ve collected and shared our favorite gender + politics stories from this week. Hitting a paywall? Some sources allow a few free articles without a subscription, and your university or local library may offer free access. For example, AU students, faculty, and staff have access to popular newspapers through …

In surveys around the globe, women politicians often say they face worse online abuse than men politicians. Yet when researchers analyze social media comments, posts, and mentions, the data does not match these reports. Instead, prior research suggests that men and women politicians receive similar rates of hostile content online. This has led to an …

Welcome to the Media Round Up! We’ve collected and shared our favorite gender + politics stories from this week. Is there a story we should know about? Tell us at: ongender@gmail.com.Hitting a paywall? Some sources allow a few free articles without a subscription, and your university or local library may offer free access. For example, AU …

Young women of color are consistently involved politically, leading those around them in civic dialogue, taking part in community services, voting, etc. However, this participation interferes with persistent obstacles that take away from their political self-efficacy. The issue here is not the lack of individual drive, it is the systemic barriers within the “double-bind” of …